Manufacturing Engineer SMT

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Santa Barbara, CA ***** Phone 805-***-****

E-mail **********@*******.***

Thad J. Miller

Objective A challenging position where my experience can be effectively utilized to improve operations and contribute to company profits.

Employment Heidenhain (formerly Renco) Encoders, Goleta, CA 2006-Present

 Train, Supervise, and support pcb cleanroom processes using inline manufacturing equipment

 3D CAD Pro/Engineer Wildfire, design of manufacturing mechanisms

 PCB and LED automation process development, purchased automated equipment, travelled to Germany to research new equipment with our parent company

 Visio layout of cleanroom equipment, established floor plan for best inline flow and programmed equipment replacing previous semi-automated equipment which tripled throughput of SMT line

 SMT process development for lead and RoHS lead-free pcb manufacturing

 Qualified new lead-free solder paste not requiring Nitrogen for major cost savings, our sister and parent companies soon followed my qualification

 Collaborated in companywide process syncing at our sister company in New York where I also improved their Pick and Place vision sequences and trained their engineers on my technique which increased their throughput

 5-S implementation, trained cleanroom personnel through 5-S which organized and improved production

 Project leader for one of our newest product developments

 Organized product development meetings, tracked process, recorded environmental testing results

 Visit vender in Texas about warped injection molded parts, environmentally tested various new materials, collaborated in team effort for a design change after analyzing Mechanica results to finally solve warping issue

 LED measurement and qualification using Beamscan and Newport Power meters

 Scara robot workcell development for LED die dispensing and lens Pick and Place machine, Spel+ programming, developed process, trained operators

 Labview hardware and software development of final test station which measures LED to detector alignment

 CNC Haas mill, CAM programming using MasterCam, Pro/E, Pro/NC, Autocad

 Certificates: PTC Pro/Engineer Wildfire intro, Pro/E intermediate, Pro/E NC

 Certificates: Labview intro, Labview intermediate, Labview data acquisition, Labview motion, Labview vision

 Certificates: Siemens Pick and Place programming, Siemens vision, Siemens operation, Quad programming

 Certificates: Epson Scara robot programming, Haas cnc mill programming, GD&T concepts

Physics research laboratory, Professor Lubin’s group, University of California at Santa Barbara 2003-2006

 Telescope structure 3D CAD design using Solidworks, Ansys Workbench

 Assist team in design of telescope optical components, microwave horns, waveguides, bolometers

 Servo motor motion control: (motor, amps, drive) tuning

 Built a custom precision CNC milling machine using dual Heidenhain/Renco encoders for our production of experimental waveguides and small optical mirrors

Ultimatte Corporation, Chatsworth, CA 2001-2002

 Designed computer chassis using Autocad

 Analyzed and tested thermal heat flow across internal computer components

 Designed electronic cooling: vents, fans, thermal fins, chip cages with thermal foam

 Selected other components with optimized cost, function, and fit qualities

 Measured and implemented electronic shielding against radiation leakage

 ANSI Y14.5 CAD manufacturing blueprints, B.O.M., technical manual writing

 Worked in internal engineering design team and with external team for C.E. approval

 Designed a retrofit kit with installation instructions that eliminated overheating of the previous systems

True Ames, Goleta, CA 1994-2001

 Sole employee of CNC department with Flow Waterjet CNC, Allen Bradley controller

 Beta tested new CNC add on component, programmed hardware settings, customized software

 Collaborated with engineers at Flow headquarters in Seattle to discuss my beta test suggestions

 Received certification in CNC hydraulic, robotics, and motor maintenance

 CAD CAM, NC code programming using Cadkey, Autocad, and Smartcam

 Machine shop advertising and marketing, created brochures and mass mailings using Microsoft Office

Novare, Santa Barbara, CA 1993-1994

 Internship with CAD CAM sales

 Database input, trained in Cadkey

Education University of California at Santa Barbara 1996-2000

B.S. Physics, Minor Chemistry

 Undergraduate research, BioChemistry Department

 Undergraduate research, BioPhysics Department

 Assistant researcher, Astrophysics Department

Publications  Key Solutions vol 4, no 5, July 1995, cover page (CAD design in sporting goods)

 Welding Journal vol 75, no 3, March 1996 page 47 (Waterjet CNC, metal manufacturing)

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